Iran: No pool for you

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Iran has issued another "fatwa," in addition to the alcohol and smoking ban. Now there will be no pool playing allowed by law in Iran.

Posters were displayed throughout the city of Tabriz, the central city of Azerbaijan province. On the signs, religious leaders warned citizens to beware of pool clubs and called on all mayors to "urgently close these brothels." According to their claims, the pool clubs have become centers of social corruption, i.e., centers of Western culture.

It remains to be seen how Iranian youths will deal with the new and sudden ban. Iran has dealt similar blows to its civilians in the past, including the aforementioned 'tobacco fatwa' of the late 19th century.

At the time, the Iranian population was infuriated at the tobacco farming rights given to Western companies by the government. However the law was implemented, and indeed an entire country stopped smoking. :eek:

Picture of poster below.

JAM
 

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Billiards/pool have been banned and unbanned on various occasions and in various regions of Iran several times in the last 10 years or so. I know that one of my Indian sub-contracted surveyors played billiards in Tehran less than two weeks ago.

The regions do not all operate in concert with each other. The main reasons given are usually the likelihood of unmarried men and women playing the game together and the likelihood of gambling, illegal in all Islamic States, being encouraged.

Why do I suddenly get a vision of robed and bearded Iranian clerics singing in musical movie style "yes we got trouble, right here in Tehran City, that's trouble, with a capital 't' and that rhymes with 'p' and that spells....POOL!":)

The bans are often imposed on a whim and are often both officially or unofficially lifted or ignored just as quickly. As far as I know Iran are still members of the WPA via the APBU and that's not likely to change.

If you are interested enough to know and e mail me a more legible copy of that poster JAM I'll tell you what it says....it's difficult to make out but it doesn't look at first glance to have anything whatsoever to do with pool or billiards.
 
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memikey said:
If you are interested enough to know and e mail me a more legible copy of that poster JAM I'll tell you what it says....it's difficult to make out but it doesn't look at first glance to have anything whatsoever to do with pool or billiards.
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I thought it looked like the drive-thru menu at the Tehran McDonald's.:)
 
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memikey said:
Billiards/pool have been banned and unbanned on various occasions and in various regions of Iran several times in the last 10 years or so. I know that one of my Indian sub-contracted surveyors played billiards in Tehran less than two weeks ago.

The regions do not all operate in concert with each other. The main reasons given are usually the likelihood of unmarrid men and women playing the game together and the likelihood of gambling, illegal in all Islamic States, being encouraged.

Why do I suddenly get a vision of robed and bearded Iranian clerics singing in musical movie style "yes we got trouble, right here in Tehran City, that's trouble, with a capital 't' and that rhymes with 'p' and that spells....POOL!":)

The bans are often imposed on a whim and are often both officially or unofficially lifted or ignored just as quickly. As far as I know Iran are still members of the WPA via the APBU and that's not likely to change.

If you are interested enough to know and e mail me a more legible copy of that poster JAM I'll tell you what it says....it's difficult to make out but it doesn't look at first glance to have anything whatsoever to do with pool or billiards.
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I copied the picture file of the poster, and so I cannot blow it up.

It seems like Iran is old-fashioned, to my American eyes, but I can tell you one thing for sure. If they put a ban on it, I would not play pool, for fear of having the rule of law come down on me. Being a woman in Iran doesn't look very desirable to me! :o

I have a friend locally whose father used to work for the "Queen of Iran," so he says, many years ago. He grew up in Iran when there were not turbulent times. His sister went back to live in Iran and teaches there. His dad married an American teacher. The whole family is very religious, Christian. His pool nickname is "Baby Huey." :D

Poor Baby Huey decided last year that he wanted to travel to the U.S. Open and take a shot at playing against the pros. Nobody would know this was Huey because not many people know his real Iranian name, but I do. I was surprised to see him on the player roster at the Open. :eek:

Huey is a shortstop, stronger than a lobster, a Cminus player, I'd say. For his $500 entry fee, his very first round, he pulls Niels Feijan who went on win every single game. Huey never scored one win, poor fellow. :p

Huey's dad was always strict with him. I have known Huey since he was a pup and used to skip school and come to the pool room and hang out. He loves pool, loves to gamble, but one thing I can say about him, thanks to his dad, he has always been a hard worker and held a job. His family is very close-knit, and I always admired the way his mom and dad loved their children. Huey is a very rich man to have such a loving family. Sometimes wealth has nothing to do with money. :)

JAM
 
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punter said:
I thought it looked like the drive-thru menu at the Tehran McDonald's.:)
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Pork Burgers are off but there's a free suicide jacket with every upsized Happy Hostage Meal. You are never closer to Allah than when gnawing on a piece of gristley congealed goats ears fried in batter.

JAM.......you leave pool to the superior sex and just concentrate on getting Keith's dinner ready on time and keeping the house clean and you'll fit right in when you move there:)
 
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memikey said:
JAM.......you leave pool to the superior sex and just concentrate on getting Keith's dinner ready on time and keeping the house clean and you'll fit right in when you move there:)
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God bless America. I feel sorry for those women in Iran.

My house is dirty, and sometimes I don't even cook dinner. :o

JAM
 
memikey said:
Why do I suddenly get a vision of robed and bearded Iranian clerics singing in musical movie style "yes we got trouble, right here in Tehran City, that's trouble, with a capital 't' and that rhymes with 'p' and that spells....POOL!":)
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You mean they haven't banned music???:D :D :D

And I thought the only fun they have is beating women and blowing up infidels andl Muslims who disagreed with them.

Always good to have a source of local knowledge to correct my misconceptions.
 
memikey said:
Pork Burgers are off but there's a free suicide jacket with every upsized Happy Hostage Meal. You are never closer to Allah than when gnawing on a piece of gristley congealed goats ears fried in batter.

JAM.......you leave pool to the superior sex and just concentrate on getting Keith's dinner ready on time and keeping the house clean and you'll fit right in when you move there:)
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Now trhat's tooo funny.
 
The Iranian government bans pool, and the American government bans online poker ... geez whats next? ...
 
3andstop said:
The Iranian government bans pool, and the American government bans online poker ... geez whats next? ...
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smoking bans that kill pool rooms :mad:

Iran and America like to work together to self legislate it would seem
 
Well, my plan to move there and open a BBQ joint just fell through the floor. Who wants pork ribs in Iran with no pool to go with it?

Now I can't tell my kids "Just wait till we move to Iran, you'll get a good wipping then!" Now they'll be lawless again, running amuck in the house!
 
memikey said:
Billiards/pool have been banned and unbanned on various occasions and in various regions of Iran several times in the last 10 years or so. I know that one of my Indian sub-contracted surveyors played billiards in Tehran less than two weeks ago.

The regions do not all operate in concert with each other. The main reasons given are usually the likelihood of unmarried men and women playing the game together and the likelihood of gambling, illegal in all Islamic States, being encouraged.

Why do I suddenly get a vision of robed and bearded Iranian clerics singing in musical movie style "yes we got trouble, right here in Tehran City, that's trouble, with a capital 't' and that rhymes with 'p' and that spells....POOL!":)

The bans are often imposed on a whim and are often both officially or unofficially lifted or ignored just as quickly. As far as I know Iran are still members of the WPA via the APBU and that's not likely to change.

If you are interested enough to know and e mail me a more legible copy of that poster JAM I'll tell you what it says....it's difficult to make out but it doesn't look at first glance to have anything whatsoever to do with pool or billiards.
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From what I can make out of the writing, it does look like a Fatwa to ban billiards. Too bad.
 
There was a British quote somewhere to the effect of.

You can measuere the state of a country by how many people want to get in versus get out.

I don't see very many people wanting to get in Iran...;)
 
abbassi said:
From what I can make out of the writing, it does look like a Fatwa to ban billiards. Too bad.
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NOPE, that's the mandatory menu you order off of before you go to a farta party..
 
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